The current title III regulation provides that state or local governments may apply to the Department for certification that state laws or local building codes comply with or exceed the...
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Certification.
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Q15: Does the Amendments Act require the Department to revise or create new Section 504 regulations to implement the Amendments Act?
Although the legislative history of the Amendments Act suggests that some members of Congress believed that a new or revised Section 504 regulation may be appropriate, nothing in the Section...
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11B-202.4 Path of Travel Requirements in Alterations, Additions and Structural Repairs
Amendments include: • Clarification that the list of barrier removal items in Exception 4 is not all inclusive and that other items not specifically listed may...
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2. Q: Which child care centers are covered by title III?
Even small, home-based centers that may not have to follow some State laws are covered by title III....
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A. Signs
(Note: signs may be mounted on the door if they are in addition to the wall mounted signs specified here.)...
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15. Q: We diaper young children, but we have a policy that we will not accept children more than three years of age who need diapering. Can we reject children older than three who need diapering because of a disability?
Centers must also provide diapering services to young children with disabilities who may need it more often than others their age....
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B. Process to Resolve Complaints
call a CRO, it is important to be able to assess the situation firsthand through observation, communication, and information gathering because a CRO is not always available on site and may...
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B.6.ii. - If an agency determines that the acquisition of EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards would impose an undue burden, does it have any remaining obligations under Section 508?
Alternative means may include, but are not limited to: voice, fax, relay service, TTY, qualified sign language interpreters, Internet posting, captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, readers...
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Release of unsold accessible seats. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Department believes that guidance in this area is needed, but also recognizes that ticketing practices and policies vary with venue size and event type, and that a "one-size-fits-all" approach may...
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Security
Security This manual addresses security procedures, particularly those enacted after the terrorist hijackings and tragic events of September 11, 2001, which affect or may affect the types...
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What is Readily Achievable Barrier Removal?
Barrier removal that is difficult now may be readily achievable in the future as finances change....
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11B-606.3 Height
Editor's Note Top-mounted sinks installed in counters having the top surface 34 inches above the floor will exceed the maximum rim height allowed, regardless of how thin the flange may...
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11B-502.7.1 Arrangement
Wheelchair users traveling behind parked vehicles may be obscured from the view of drivers backing out of parking spaces, especially when passing behind high-profile vehicles. ...
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1.1.3.2, Item 14.1
Theater, dancehall, skating rink, auditorium, assembly hall, meeting hall, nightclub, fair building or similar place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building...
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T202 Accessible Means of Boarding and Alighting
Provision of accessible boarding and alighting may be accomplished through the use of ramps and bridgeplates, lifts, or level boarding and alighting systems that meet the technical requirements...
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Applicable Standards Under the Department of Education's Section 504 Regulation
DOJ, exercising its Section 504 coordinating authority, has advised all affected Federal agencies that, until the agencies revise their Section 504 regulations, they may issue guidance to...
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Purpose, General, Miscellaneous Instructions, and Minimum Requirements
Furniture, furnishings, and equipment not fixed to building construction are not scoped or specified in ADAAG but may be covered by other provisions in the DOJ or DOT regulations....
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Parking Spaces [4.6.3]
Recommendation: Connecting accessible routes should be configured so that people using wheelchairs, who may not be as visible to drivers backing out of spaces, do not have to travel behind...
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A4.30.1 General
In building complexes where finding locations independently on a routine basis may be a necessity (for example, college campuses), tactile maps or prerecorded instructions can be very helpful...
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Location [4.6.2] and Dispersion
Since people who use wheelchairs may not be as visible from a vehicle, it is recommended that accessible routes be configured to prevent or minimize wheelchair travel behind parked vehicles...
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G. Other types of equipment and furniture
For example, the Department is aware that equipment and furniture exists that may provide ready access for individuals with disabilities, including pool chairs that permit individuals who...
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A4.1.1(3) Areas Used Only by Employees as Work Areas
Modifications required to permit maneuvering within the work area may be accomplished as a reasonable accommodation to individual employees with disabilities under Title I of the ADA....
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Other Counters/ Teller Windows [7.2(2)]
Counters/ Teller Windows [7.2(2)] Alternatives to 36-inch high counters (lowered portions, folding shelves) are recognized since other design considerations (security, use by standees) may...
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Location and Signage
Signs labeling pay phones with TTYs is required as well, in part because integrated TTYs may not be easily identified....